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manufacturers In today's tough marketplace manufacturers are looking for every edge they can get. That's why many are attracted to the business benefits and cost savings offered by SaaS-based software solutions. Find out about the advantages of SaaS in report, Manufacturers and the SaaS Delivery Model . You'll learn about unique SaaS benefits for manufacturers, including no up-front capital expense reduced operational costs fast, simplified integration faster time to value reduced need for IT and support staff SaaS
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manufacturers for Medium and Large Manufacturers 2011 ERP Buyer's Guide for Medium and Large Manufacturers Your PDF copy of TEC's new ERP Buyer's Guide for Medium and Large Manufacturers is now available for download. In this definitive guide to ERP for manufacturers, you'll get the most up-to-date information, including: trends in ERP ERP challenges for manufacturers ERP selection strategies driving business efficiency with ERP the 10 questions to ask an ERP vendor ERP success stories functionality charts for leading
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manufacturers and Functions for Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers As an engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturer, you should be running ERP software that supports your unique and demanding manufacturing requirements. Learn about a new breed of ERP solution specially designed for ETO manufacturers in ERP Features and Functions for Engineer-to-order Manufacturers . You'll discover specific ETO functionality for improved development and production management increased service and installation profitability improved cost
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manufacturers Manufacturers and Embedded BI: The Build versus Buy Question Software manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) needing to embed business intelligence (BI) modules into their solutions are familiar with the “build versus buy” question. Learn about the factors you should take into consideration when making this decision, including cost, time to market, and the module’s quality and ability to be embedded—as well as the best practices.
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manufacturers for Growing Electronics Manufacturers Consumer electronics companies of any size must deliver superior customer service, optimize performance, and design agile supply networks. When using business software to deal with these challenges, growing electronics companies face the same issues as larger companies, but also have concerns about cost and implementation speed. Learn how a new class of scalable solutions can meet the needs of electronics manufacturers.
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manufacturers Manufacturers Should Cash In on the Promise of Business Intelligence The perceived value of business intelligence (BI) within the manufacturing industry seems low, as industry adoption is slow at best. To bring the value of BI to manufacturers and to identify ways of optimizing a BI environment, I sat down with Robert Abate, the managing principal and global practice lead for RCG Information Technology , a consulting firm that specializes in BI implementations. Robert discussed the ways in which
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manufacturers high percentage of these manufacturers have never connected their engineering data to their ERP system. For a more complete discussion of how to select a PLM vendor, go to Selecting A PLM Vendor . About the Authors Predrag Jakovljevic is a research director with TechnologyEvaluation.com (TEC), with a focus on the enterprise applications market. He has over fifteen years of manufacturing industry experience, including several years as a power user of IT and ERP, as well as being a consultant/implementer
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manufacturers Life Cycle Management (PLM) in ProcessPart 3: Process PLM Requirements Introduction In Part One of this series, we discussed Product Life Cycle Management as a proven concept in the discrete industries and as a growing concept in process. In Part Two we examined the motivations for a process company to undertake a PLM project. In this part, we explore the requirements for PLM in the process enterprises. In Part Two of this series, we stated that a comprehensive approach was required in order to
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manufacturers Challenges Ahead for Midsize Manufacturers Most midsize manufacturers are as capital-intensive and as subject to global cost and price pressures as large companies—yet they lack the resources to exploit revenue and sourcing opportunities around the globe. However, many midsize manufacturers are optimistic about growth prospects in spite of rising costs and downward price pressure, according to a recent study. Find out how they plan to overcome these challenges.
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PLM and FOSS, What PLM Seekers Think?Since Aras decided to stop asking for license fees for Aras Innovator [evaluate the product]by switching to the business model that the vendor calls enterprise

manufacturers and FOSS, What PLM Seekers Think? Since Aras decided to stop asking for license fees for Aras Innovator [ evaluate the product ]by switching to the business model that the vendor calls enterprise open source, , free and open source software (FOSS) product lifecycle management (PLM) as a topic has been talked more frequently than before. On his blog site Daily PLM Think Tank, Oleg Shilovitsky has touched upon open source PLM from different angles in more than 10 blog posts . Comments to these posts are
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manufacturers Fitness Selects Lectra Fashion PLM Zumba Fitness, LLC has decided to implement Lectra Fashion PLM to manage its active wear line. As a global lifestyle brand that fuses fitness, entertainment, and culture into a workout, Zumba classes blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography for a total-body workout. Founded in 2001, the company reports more than 15 million weekly participants in over 200,000 locations around the world. The lifestyle brand also designs, develops, and sells
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manufacturers Your PLM Initiatives and Spends There is an increasing acceptance among apparel brands and retailers of the fact that product lifecycle management (PLM) applications can streamline the product development process. Although the benefits are apparent, there are questions about the best approach and investments to drive PLM across the organization. This white paper discusses a phased approach for accelerated PLM adoption in an enterprise.
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Aras and Minerva Win Another PLM DealAras, the leading enterprise-class open source product lifecycle management (PLM) software solution provider, recently announced that ABB Epyon, a provider of

manufacturers change management for contract manufacturers in a single system.
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manufacturers Project Management Can Help Manufacturers Recently there were two great articles published on our Website touching the interesting problem of interactions between traditional manufacturing management and project management: The Business Model for the 21st Century Is Project-centric and Weather the Recession with Project ERP . I agree with the respective authors that the project-driven management approach can help companies improve their businesses in any kind of economic situation, whether during a
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